Studio interview: Issues on tralateral FMs talks agenda

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Top diplomats from China, South Korea, and Japan start two-days of talks in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on Saturday. It's the sixth Foreign Ministerial meeting among the three neighbours. Regional trade cooperation and security is expected to top the agenda. Full Story >>

For more on the issue, we’re joined in the studio by Mr. Jia Xiudong, Research Fellow at the China Institute of International Studies. Thanks for joining us.

Q1: This trilateral foreign ministers' meeting is being held amid recent tensions in the region, including territorial disputes, and instability on the Korean the peninsula. Will the foreign ministers likely touch on these issues?

Q2: What are the prospects for the building of a Free Trade Zone, as the negotiations press ahead?

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